Thursday, March 17, 2011

From The Maternity Ward

Holy Guacamole! (Does anybody say that anymore?) It's been an awesome couple days for rescues and adoptions. I've spent the better part of yesterday helping coordinate the rescue of 5 cats for a local Humane Society. Thanks to a wonderful volunteer driver and the humane society, we were able to rescue all 5 of these cats.

I think I surprise people when they find out that I'm helping other rescues. Why wouldn't I? It's not about me - it's about the cats. I won't take time away from my own rescue, but if I'm at the shelter and I'm available, why wouldn't I help? I think rescues get mucked up in politics and forget about the cats sometimes.

Today, a new foster Mom (Karen) went to the shelter to rescue a pregnant Mom cat:

By the time we arrived, she was in the middle of delivering her 2nd kitten...we looked on in awe as nature took it's course despite the difficult circumstances. Nobody should have to give birth on a sheet of newspaper - poor baby. By the time we loaded up the other cats, the 3rd kitten was born. With the help of a kind shelter staff member, we loaded up Mom in a large carrier and her babies and headed down the highway. We could hear tiny little mew..mew and wondered if more had been born in the car! My maternal instincts were in full force and I suddenly had the urge to do LaMaze. Breeeeathe.....

Number 4 kitten was born safely at Karen's house, and I think Karen is already in love with the little family.

Our adoptions are going really well (hope I didn't jinx it), and was awestruck when I found the following "Before" picture of "Sawyer" in my pictures folder:

...and his amazing transformation:

Sawyer is going to his Forever Home tonight. The couple sound fabulous! They're talking about adopting a 2nd cat, and I'm hoping that they're happy with the adoption process and will come back to me when they're ready for cat #2.

I think I'll go to bed tonight and feel like I've really accomplished something today. I hope the people that helped me feel the same way.

10 comments:

I'm so jealous of that couple. If we didn't have 6 already we would have adopted Sawyer, my niece was fostering him and he is a sweetie. Thank you Beth, for saving these cats who would have died otherwise. You should go to bed EVERY NIGHT feeling great about what you have accomplished.

Wow poor Momma being imprisoned at the AC and then being in labour during her ambulance ride to her new foster mom. Great job Beth and new foster Mom! New foster Mom: enjoy the next 3 weeks while the Momma takes care of her babies cause once their eyes open it's a daycare!